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Olvera Vejer de la Frontera Typical house in the province of Granada. Gaucín. The White Towns of Andalusia, or Pueblos Blancos, are a series of whitewashed towns and large villages in the northern part of the provinces of Cádiz and Málaga in southern Spain, mostly within the Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park.
It can be used as a base for visits to the so-called pueblos blancos of Andalusia. The village is reached by a 24 km climb up a mountain road and presided over by a medieval castle. The population is augmented by a growing international community. [citation needed] Gaucín offers visitors a window facing the Mediterranean sea
Iznájar is a classic "pueblo blanco", or white village. It is surrounded by its "aldeas" - sub villages including La Celada , El Higueral , Solerche to name but three. Economy
It is considered to be one of the pueblos blancos or "white towns" because the overwhelming majority of the buildings are white. The town was originally a Moorish outpost, overlooking the valley. Due to its position between Ronda and Seville , it was a perfect site for a castle to be built to serve as a fortress in case of attack.
Alcalá de los Gazules is a city and municipality located in the province of Cádiz, Spain. According to the 2006 census, the town has a population of 5,633 inhabitants. Alcalá de los Gazules is situated in the Sierra de Cádiz. Although not officially one of the pueblos blancos, Alcalá is still listed, since 1984, as having Artistic-Historic ...
Castillo de Locubín is a village located in the south-western corner of the province of Jaén, in Andalucia, Spain. According to the 2006 census , the village has a population of 5000. Castillo de Locubín is a pueblo blanco or "white village", so named for the white-washed external walls of the houses. It is located in the foothills of the ...
Vélez-Blanco is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. [2] In 2018, the population was 1,938. Its surface area is 441.31 square kilometres (170.39 sq mi) with a population density of 4.39 per square kilometre (11.4/sq mi). Its geographical co-ordinates are 37° 41'N 2° 05'W.
Setenil de las Bodegas is a pueblo (town) and municipality in the province of Cádiz, Spain, famous for its dwellings built into a rock that hangs above the Río Guadalporcún. [ clarification needed ] According to the 2005 census , the town has a population of 3,016 inhabitants.